KISS lead singer Paul Stanley underwent successful surgery for “recurring vocal cord issues” Tuesday that the musician said Wednesday “come with 40 years of preaching rock ‘n’ roll.”

His doctors say Stanley, who’s been touring and recording with KISS for nearly 40 years, will make a “swift and complete” recovery, according to a statement from his publicist.

“I hold myself to a higher standard than others do,” Stanley said. “With that in mind, I wanted to remedy a few minor issues that come with 40 years of preaching rock ‘n’ roll.”

Stanley, 59, is known for his energetic — and loud — shows as front man and guitarist for legendary hard rock group.

KISS, one of the longest-running rock acts, stays busy on the road and in the studio. Stanley is producing “Monster,” their 20th studio album due out in 2012 as they embark on another global tour.

Read an excerpt from Ace Frehley’s book, No Regrets: A Rock N Roll Memoir, which hits book stores November 1st:

Chapter 1: A BRONX TALE

When I was a kid I used to carry around this awful image in my head – a picture of three men tangled awkwardly in high-tension wires, fifty feet in the air, their lifeless bodies crisping in the midday sun.

The horror they endured was shared with me by my father, an electrical engineer who worked, among other places, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, helping with the installation of a new power plant in the 1950s. Carl Frehley was a man of his times. He worked long hours, multiple jobs, did the best he could to provide a home for his wife and kids. Sometimes, on Sunday afternoons after church, he’d pile the whole family into a car and we’d drive north through the Bronx, into Westchester County, and eventually find ourselves on the banks of the Hudson River. Dad would take us on a tour of the West Point campus and grounds, introduce us to people, even take us into the control room of the electrical plant. I’m still not sure how he pulled that one off – getting security clearance for his whole family – but he did. Continue reading →